Graduating seniors, proud parents, program donors and award presenters gathered for the annual Becker High School Senior Scholarship Program last Wednesday evening in the school auditorium. Stipends from a host ...
Grey skies and rain were the order of the day Monday as area residents gathered to pay their respects to fallen military veterans at local cemeteries in honor of Memorial Day. The Honor Guard and Rifle Company...
Sherburne County Veterans Service Officer Gene Graff retired Friday after seven years with the county. Graff, who grew up on a farm in Northfield, has served his country in one capacity or another since leavin...
Avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, has killed more than eight million birds in Minnesota’s poultry flocks in 2015. It’s approaching 33 million in Iowa. Some were victims of the flu itself. Bu...
Burlington Northern Santa Fe contractors from Aimes Construction have begun dirt work in preparation for the installation of a second line of track between Big Lake and Becker. “Earlier this year BNSF announ...
Xcel Energy — long criticized by environmentalists as catalysts to pollution throughout the state — has come to an agreement to bridle emissions at their Sherco Power Plant in Becker. The agreement will help r...
The place for sporting types to be at in Sherburne County this summer is at Pebble Creek Golf Course. The course will host a plethora of happenings throughout the warm months, with events open to golfers of al...
Road work, erosion and water drainage occupied most of the discussions at Monday’s Becker Township Board meeting. Bridgeview Drainage Homeowner John Basol was told by Rep. Jim Newberger that a DNR approval ha...
After a brief public hearing Tuesday, the Sherburne County Board approved $481,848 in tax abatement financing for GATR Truck Center to build a facility in Elk River. The facility will be the first project to bre...
The Sherburne County Board Tuesday re-appointed Rhonda Lewis as the county’s highway engineer for a four-year term. Lewis started with the county in 1998 and was assistant engineer under Public Works Director ...
